Chandranath Shiva Temple (Hetampur) from the collection of British Library. Photograph of the Chandranatha-Shiva Temple in Hetampur, West Bengal from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series, taken by an unknown photographer in the 1870s. The Chandranatha Shiva temple is an extraordinary example of temple architecture. The octagonal-pinnacled shape is rarely used for temples and creates a striking effect. The exterior panels are heavily carved with geometric…

This temple at Bali-Dewangunj, District Hooghly, West Bengal has 2 unique features : (1) it is a Jorbangla temple with a Nabaratna pinnacle on top; & (2) It has the largest (possibly) terracotta Durga panel on front facade.